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The cost of an HIT implementation doesn’t simply reflect the technology that is implemented, but extends further to include the services vendors provide before, during and after the technology is in place.

“Hospitals are trying to promote…health and wellness of aging and change their image from places of sickness and death to ones of health and wellness,” said Fredda Vladeck, director of Aging in Place Initiative at the United Hospital Fund

Technology and access are two objectives, which have come together in new and disruptive ways to change the primary care landscape. Please join us on Friday, September 18 at the Global Center for Health Innovation, Cleveland. Click here to learn more!